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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I think you've mis-read DrNefario's post. By pirating and reading a book that you wouldn't have bought in any case, you have taken away the sale of the book that you would otherwise have bought to have something to read instead of the book that you pirated.
It's like people who pirate Microsoft Office, and say "but I would never have bought it full price, so pirating it doesn't affect their sales". Their action affects the sales of other, cheaper, alternative software.
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But doesn't that assume facts not in evidence?
There's no guarantee that he would have bought another book to read. He might go re-read a book he already has. Get one from the breakroom. Check one out from the library. Borrow one from a friend. Sit very still and stare at the bedroom ceiling for 20 hours straight. Etc.
